Feed and water reservoir.



P. DRAGAN, C. DE GEORGE & R. PALMERO.

FEED AND WATER RESERVOIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1912,

Patented Oct. 13, 1914,

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PHILIP DRAGAN, CHARLES DE GEORGE, AND RAYMOND PALMERO, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

FEED AND WATER RESERVO IR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PHILIP DRAGAN, CHARLES DE GEORGE, and RAYMQND PAL-MERO, citizens of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of-Pennsylvania, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Feed and Water Reservoirs, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention relates to a feed container, and more particularly to theclass of combination feed and water reservoir or trough.

I The primary (eject of the invention is the provision of a device ofthis character in which feed and, water will be held so as to beaccessible to poultry and which will automatically empty on theconsumption of the feed and water by the poultry.

Another object of the invention is the .provision of a device of thischaracter wherein the. feed and water will be protected so as to renderthe same sanitary andwhich will allow any number of fowls to eat anddrink therefrom.

A furtherv object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter in which the feed and water contained therein can be heated tomaintain auniform temature and prevent the food from becom,

rable, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its 3 operation, andinexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing :F igure l'is aside elevation of the device constructedin accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33- ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout'the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawings by numerals,

,the device comprises a cylindrical body 5 SHPGIIIIIPOSGd upon andrising centrally from the top of a circular-shaped water tank 6, thelower end of the body 5 being closed by means of a conical shaped bottom7 form- 11ng a, dead air chamber 8, the same rising from. the top of thewater tank 6 centrally thereof which has detachably held therein acentral column 8 in which is detachably fitted asuitable heating lamp 9,and when ilighted the said lamp will distribute heat to the interior ofthe said body 5, whereby fits contents may be heated. Adapted to beplaced within the body 5 is a predetermined quantity of food forconsumption by oul-- Itry, thefeed being discharged through a series ofdischarge ports 10 formed in the side wall of the body 5 at the lowerend thereof :so that the feed will flow into a circular- .shaped trough11 concentric with respect to .thebody 5 and formed by the vertical wall12 rising from the marginal edge of the water tank 6, the said wall 12being pro-- vided with feeding openings or holes 13 so that. thefowlscan gain access to the feed contained in the trough 11 through theopenings orholes in the said walls. The trough 11 is divided intoindependent cells or spaces 13, by means of partitions 13", so as toaccommodate varying qualities of foo-d, as will be apparent. It will beapparent that the dead air chamber 8 prevents the scorching or burnin ofthe contents of the body 5 when the heating lamp 9is lighted. Closingthe upper end of the trough 11 is a frusto-conical-shaped lid or cover14 which surrounds the body 5 and can be readily and easily raised or"lowered for the opening or closing of the trough.

The side wall of the water tank 6 is provided with a series of drinkingopenings or holes 15 through which the fowls can gain access to thewater contained within the said trough. Rising from the top. of thewater tank 6 at one side of the body 5 is an inlet tube 16 formed with afilling funnel 17 at its upper end whereby water can be supplied tothe-tank when desired, it being understood of course that the cover orlid 14. closin the trough 11 will be raised when it is desired to fillthe water tank 6 through the filling funnel as will be apparent. Mountedin the side wall of the water tank 6 at any desirable point thereof isadrain faucet of the ordinary structure whereby the contents of the saidtank can be discharged therefrom when required.

Detachably connected to the upper open end of the body 5 is anumbrella-shaped cover 19 which is of a size to overhang the trough 11and project a considerable distance beyond'the same to shed water, snowor the like thus preventing the wetting of the feed within the troughthe cover 19 being formed with a central depending circular-shapedflange '20 adapted to telescope within the upper open end of the body 5,and carries at one side an outwardly pro jecting locking lug 21, whichis adapted to engage in a bayonet slot 22 formed in the side wall of thebody 5 and in this manner locking the removable cover 19 thereon. Formedon and projecting upwardly from the outer face'of the removable cover 19is a loop handle 23 whereby said cover can be turned and lifted from thesaid body 5 or placed thereon in a convenient manner.

The water tank 6 is removably supported at an elevation from thefoundation of the ground on a supporting frame or platform 24,1118 samebeing formed with legs or props 25 Which engage and rest upon thefoundation or ground. .However, the device may be placed so as to restupon the foundation orground and in this instance the supportingplatformor frame is dispensed with.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention willbe clearly understood, and therefore, a more extensive explanation hasbeen omitted.

What is claimed is 2-- A device of the class described comprising a bodyhaving an imperforate horizontal partition forming su erposed chambersand also having side per orations to permit access to both of saidchambers, said body being formed with a central opening in its bottom, acircular flange rising from the bottom concentric to the opening, a tuberemovably telescoped in the circular flange and abutting against saidpartition and having apertures contiguous to the latter, a heater in thetube, and a feed hopper rising from thepartition and having acone-shaped bottom to form a dead air space directly above the tubecontaining the heater.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

PHILIP DRAGAN. CHARLES DE GEORGE.

his RAYMOND X PALMERO. Witnesses HELEN G. DALEY, NORMAN J. SMITH.

